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ReportAttacks on September 11, 2001 (2): the victims
Rome, Italy - A total of 411 emergency workers died
There were a total of 2,993 deaths, including the 19 hijackers: 246 on the four planes (from which there were no survivors), 2,603 in New York City in the towers and on the ground, and 125 at the Pentagon.... more
ReportToday it's the anniversary of the attacks on September 11, 2001
Rome, Italy - Not included 19 skyjackers, victims were 2974; 24 still missing
Early in the morning on September 11, 2001, nineteen hijackers took control of four commercial airliners en route to San Francisco and Los Angeles from Boston, Newark, and Washington, D.C. (Washington-Dulles... more
ReportMan hijacked airplane for "Divine revelation"
Mexico City, Mexico - He gave up, passengers and crew safe
The skyjacking has been resolved in a positive manner that for hours there was fear for the safety of 104 passengers and crew on board of a B-737 airplane of the AeroMexico. Took off from Boliva, after... more
ReportArrest order for French pilot crashed on Monte Rosa
Aosta, Italy - He has attached fire at the hangar of city's airport before to take off
André Michelin, 64, the French pilot "Known" to the press because crashed last Monday with his Robin DR-400 on Lyskamm glacier, in Monte Rosa. The man, still accepted in Aosta's hospital because wounded,... more
ReportNATO admits civil victims in Afghan air attack
Kunduz, Afghanistan - The German chancellor, Angela Merkel, reaffirms Germany's commitment in Afghanistan
NATO admitted the presence of civilians among the victims of Friday's air attack in the northern province of Kunduz, Afghanistan (see AVIONEWS). So far this possibility had not been ruled out, nor confirmed... more
ReportTwo civilians killed in suicide bombing in Kabul
Kabul, Afghanistan - Several injured among which some NATO troops
Violence goes on in Afghanistan after the presidential elections that led to the disputed confirmation of Hamid Karzai. A man on an off-road vehicle exploded today near the NATO base at Kabul international... more
ReportUK. In 2006 they were planning aircraft bombings: three charged
London, UK - Their arrest caused the limits on boarded liquids
Three terrorists arrested in 2006 while planning to cause a second "September 11" in Europe by carrying on board of some commercial flights liquid explosives, designed to pass through security checks.... more
ReportWTO ruled against state aid to Airbus
Geneva, Switzerland - But a final decision could take years
As expected the WTO (World Trade Organization), backing Boeing's protest, would have decided against governmental financial aid to Airbus by the countries members of the Eads consortium, France, Germany,... more
ReportAir attack in Afghanistan, NATO opens an inquiry
Kabul, Afghanistan - Several civilians likely involved
Following tonight bombing in northern Afghanistan that killed dozens of victims, likely including several civilians, besides Taliban rebels, (see AVIONEWS), NATO Secretary General, Anders Fogh Rasmussen,... more
ReportDozen of victims in NATO bombing in Afghanistan
Kabul, Afghanistan - Against a tank-truck seized by Taliban rebels
The death toll of a NATO bombing tonight against Afghan rebels, who had seized a tank-truck in northern Afghanistan, is of dozens of victims (NATO says 56; 90 according to local sources), among which there... more
ReportSeptember 1, 1939: Hitler invades Poland
Gdansk, Poland - Marking the beginning of World War II
The representatives of Germany, Russia and Italy, besides some 20 further delegations, met today in Gdansk, Poland, to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the German invasion. The ceremony was attended by... more
ReportLibya, the display team will fly with three-coloured smoke
Rome, Italy - Confirmed by prime minister Berlusconi and defense minister La Russa
Although Libya keeps asking that the Italian display team performs using only green smoke, the colour of the Libyan flag, on the occasion of the celebrations 40 years after Muammar al-Gaddafi seized control... more
ReportScheduled links restart between China and Taiwan
Beijng, China - For the first time in 60 years
For the first time in 60 years Chinese and Taiwanese airlines today started scheduled links between the two countries, following the announcements made in recent months (see AVIONEWS). The deal includes... more
ReportItaly: girls mock Verona airport security systems
Verona, Italy - With an urticant spray, for fun, they blocked the airport for one hour
Two girls of 16 and 17 yesterday managed to mock all Verona airport security systems. With an urticant spray, for fun, they caused sickness and burning eyes to many passengers, forcing authorities to close... more
ReportSomali pirates shoot rocket against American helicopter
Manama, Bahrain - Target missed, no military injured
A group of Somali pirates on board of the ship "Win Far" yesterday shot what appeared to be a rocket against a US Navy Sikorsky SH-60B Seahawk helicopter, belonging to the Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron... more
ReportToday it's the 21st anniversary of Ramstein disaster
Ramstein, Germany - 70 people died following the mid-air collision between three aircraft of the Italian display team
Exactly 21 years ago, August 28, 1988, three Aermacchi MB-339 aircraft of the Italian display team "Frecce Tricolori", during an air show at the American base in Ramstein, Western Germany, collided in... more
ReportAir France aircraft fails to identify itself in India, MiG-29s alerted
Bangkok, Thailand - Inquiry opened by New Delhi's authorities
MiG-29 fighter jets of the Indian Air Force have taken off today to intercept an Air France Airbus A-340/300, flight AF164 from Paris to Bangkok (Thailand), after the aircraft failed to identify itself... more
ReportItaly: man stealing diesel oil at Ancona airport denounced
Ancona, Italy - After reports for the excessive fuel consumption of some vehicles
A man working for a side company at Ancona-Falconara marittima airport (Italy) has been denounced because found stealing dozens of liters of diesel oil from some vehicles. The denounce arrived thanks to... more
ReportFour killed in Israeli air attack in Gaza
Rafah, Palestine - Hit the tunnels used for weapon-smuggling
The violence escalation in the Gaza strip goes on. At least three or four Palestinians (depending on the source), workers who were under a tunnel on the border between Egypt and Gaza, have been killed... more
ReportItalian government criticized for sending the "Frecce Tricolori" in Libya
Rome, Italy - But the defense minister, La Russa, confirmed the commitment. Berlusconi: "Feeling with Tripoli is crucial for us"
The Italian minister of defense, Ignazio La Russa, has confirmed the exhibition of the "Frecce Tricolori", the display team of the Italian Air Force, on September 1 in Tripoli on the occasion of the 40th... more
ReportLuggage left in Morocco to make room for a VIP's ones
Rome, Italy - The protest of some passengers who landed yesterday in Rome-Fiumicino
The passengers of Royal Air Maroc flight AT940 landed yesterday evening at 7:27 pm at Rome-Fiumicino airport after having taken off from Casablanca, waited for hours for their baggage to arrive, but they... more
ReportItaly, Milan: fraud for € 900,000 to Filipino travellers
Milan, Italy - Investigation closed against the two owners of a tourism agency
For two months the Filipino owners of a tourism agency in Milan, Italy, had been selling flights' tickets to other Filipino citizens. During this period they had earned more than € 900,000 from hundreds o... more
ReportItalian consumers' association: too many inefficiencies in air transport
Rome, Italy - The request for a meeting with the ministers of tourism and transport
EUROCONTROL's recent report that placed Italy at the bottom of the flight punctuality ranking (see AVIONEWS) has provoked the reaction of the Italian consumers' association Adiconsum that lamented too... more
ReportLockerbie bomber al-Megrahi released by Scotland
Rome, Italy - Hard reaction from the United States
Scotland has freed today Abdel Basset Ali al-Megrahi, former Libyan intelligence agent condemned to life-imprisonment for the Lockerbie terrorist attack, when a bomb exploded on a Boeing 747/121 aircraft... more
ReportRome: 14 drug smugglers arrested in Fiumicino
Rome, Italy - They were carrying 55 kg of cocaine in their luggage
The operation "New Orange" carried out by the Italian financial police at Rome-Fiumicino airport is over: it brought to the arrest of 14 people and to the seize of 55 kg of cocaine. The drug smugglers,... more
ReportChild charged € 10 to recover the purse she had lost on a Ryanair airplane
Dublin, Ireland - The fare applied by Greencap, company that manages "Lost&Found" services for the low-cost carrier
An Irish child, nine-year-old E.L., has been charged € 10 to get back her purse, which she had lost on a Ryanair airplane coming from Spain. The kid, already sad for the loss, after her father, Sean L... more
ReportRussia, a rescue airplane for Nazran bomb's victims
Moscow, Russia - A new terrorist action in the Ingushetia region
The Russian government has made an Ilyushin Il-76 cargo aircraft available to supply rescue and support to the victims of a bomb exploded today in Nazran, in the Ingushetia region. The toll so far is of... more
ReportTaliban leader likely killed in US drone attack
Makeen, Pakistan - Head of Pakistani rebels
Pakistani Taliban leader, Baitullah Mehsud, might have been killed together with his wife in an attack performed by an American drone in Makeen, south-Waziristan region, Islamabad's interiors minister... more
ReportAlinghi's catamaran to arrive in Genoa by helicopter
Genoa, Italy - The journey will be performed by a Mil Mi-26T helicopter, the biggest in the world
Alinghi, America's Cup holder team, will transport tomorrow its catamaran from Le Bouveret, Switzerland, to Genoa, Italy. For the transport will be used a Mil Mi-26T helicopter, the biggest in the world,... more
ReportBlind woman misses Ryanair flight due to queues for baggage-dropping
Swindon, UK - The carrier: "She was late, all the other passangers made the flight"
"It wasn’t an experience I will ever repeat, I will never fly with them again". This has been the comment made by Claire Randall, a blind woman from Swindon, UK, who had to renounce on Friday to reach P... more
ReportOn August 6, 1945, Hiroshima was hit by an atomic bomb
Rome, Italy - From that day the world has never been the same
On August 6, 1945, a Boeing B-29 Superfortress from the 393rd bomber squadron of the US Air Force, named "Enola Gay" after colonel Paul Tibbet's, pilot of the aircraft, mother, took off from Tinian base... more
ReportThe UK might change short-haul flights with trains
London, UK - For environmental reasons and to make links between London and Scotland easier
London government is thinking to replace short-haul flights with high-speed trains and plans for a similar solutions would already be in a very advanced state, the newspaper "The Guardian" reported today... more
ReportTwo American journalists charged in North Korea will come back
Pyongyang, North Korea - Bill Clinton's mission has been successful
Two American journalists arrested in mid-March in North Korea, Laura Ling and Euna Lee, and charged for espionage to 12 years of labour camp (see AVIONEWS), might come back to the USA already today, together... more
ReportA-380 delays: EADS might have to pay a multi-million refund to a group of shareholders
Paris, France - Due to the strong downtrend of the title in the stock market
As it is about two years behind the delivery schedule, the A-380 aircraft produced by Airbus (EADS consortium, created by a joint-venture founded on July 10, 2000, between German Dasa, French Aérospatiale-Matra... more
ReportPrince William took part in rescue missions
London, UK - During his SAR pilot training
Prince William, 27-year-old heir to the throne of UK, took part in several rescue operations during his two-week posting at RAF Valley search and rescue base. This period is part of prince's RAF (Royal... more
ReportIndian private carriers retire the threat of a strike on August 18
New Delhi, India - The protest due to high fuel taxes
Claiming a lack of support by the Indian government to challenge the current crisis of air transport, several private airlines belonging to FIA (Federation of Indian Airlines) had announced a strike for... more
ReportAircraft with 16 people on board disappeared in Indonesia
Jayapura, Indonesia - Searches hampered by bad weather
A De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 of Indonesian Merpati Nusantara Airlines, en route from Jayapura to Oksibil with 16 people on board, yesterday disappeared from radars without leaving a trace.... more
ReportItaly: Giovanardi requires cocaine tests for aircraft pilots
Rome, Italy - If found positive, their mansion will be changed
Italian Prime Minister's Office undersecretary with responsibility for anti-drug policies, Carlo Giovanardi, suggested to introduce extended cocaine tests, in particular for airline pilots and truck or... more
ReportSpain: Mallorca airport opened again
Palma, Spain - It had been closed yesterday after ETA's terrorist attack
After being suspended yesterday after ETA's terrorist attack in which two Civil Guard agents have been killed (see AVIONEWS), operations at Mallorca airport and ports have been reopened just before 6:00... more
ReportItaly, Fantozzi: two offers received for Atitech and Alitalia Maintenance Systems
Rome, Italy - Payment of Atitech's salaries for July guaranteed
Augusto Fantozzi, Alitalia Servizi extraordinary commissioner, issued today a note communicating that two irrevocable purchase offers have arrived, within the deadline fixed by the Italian ministry of... more
ReportMallorca airport activities suspended
Mallorca, Spain - ETA's terrorist attack put airlines' programs at risk
According to airlines' schedules for the next days, from July 31 to August 3, on Balearic airports there would be 4,627 flights and for this reason 745,389 aircraft seats have been made available, departing... more
ReportItaly, Atitech: salaries will arrive thanks to IesMed?
Rome, Italy - The situation might be unlocked today
Atitech workers' salaries might be unlocked already today, after the agreement reached in these days between Investimenti e Sviluppo Mediterraneo (IesMed) CEO, Giovanni Lettieri, Alitalia-CAI extraordinary... more
ReportCrisis: airlines seek support from the European Commission
Brussels, Belgium - Meeting between Tajani and carriers' CEOs
Antonio Tajani, European commissioner for transports, has recently met CEOs from the main carriers who asked the Union for a help in passing through current difficulties, finding an institutional way in... more
ReportItalian IPA: Fabio Berti, ANPAC president, interviewed by AVIONEWS
Rome, Italy - The new association will give new strength to Italian pilots
A new Italian Pilot Association (IPA) has been founded yesterday (see AVIONEWS). To talk about this new entity within Italian trade unions, AVIONEWS interviewed commander Fabio Berti, ANPAC (Italian association... more
ReportEU: Tajani asks new rules for baggage losses
Brussels, Belgium - Lost or delayed in Europe, in the first 10 months of 2008, 4.6 million bags
European transport commissioner, Antonio Tajani, has reaffirmed its intention to propose new rules concerning baggage losses in the airports of the Union. In the first nine months of 2008, in fact, just... more
ReportItaly, Atitech: meeting today in Rome
Naples, Italy - The company is facing months of uncertainty and on Friday it risks to be closed
A meeting is going to be held today in Rome between representatives from the government, Alitalia-CAI (Compagnia aerea italiana) management and trade unions to save Atitech, Naples-based company that performed... more
ReportServisair Cargo workers "Kidnap" manager
Paris, France - To protest against possible layoffs
Around 60 employees of the airline Servisair Cargo tonight have "Kidnapped" a manager of the carrier, Abderrahmane El-Aouffir, preventing him from leaving offices at Paris-"Charles de Gaulle" airport as... more
ReportMyair.com suspension: third flop for former aerobatic pilot Soddu
Rome, Italy - After Volare and Alpi Eagles
With the suspension of the temporary license by ENAC, Italian Civil Aviation Authority (see AVIONEWS), low-cost carrier Myair.com's experience is closed. It is the third time that the Italian entrepreneur... more
ReportUS drone might have killed one of Bin Laden's sons
Islamabad, Pakistan - The news reported by American radio: 80-85% chance
Sa'ad Bin Laden, one of the sons of Al-Qaeda's leader, might have been killed at the beginning of the year in an aerial attack performed by an US drone in Pakistan. The news has been reported by the American... more
ReportContinental Airlines apologizes for frisking ex Indian president
New Delhi, India - New Delhi's government has charged the airline
Embarrassment for American Continental Airlines that has been forced today to express its official apologies to India after his staff in New Delhi had frisked the ex-president of the Asian country, A.P.J.... more